HI HB 1297
died on adjournmentRELATING TO PROCUREMENT.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · lower
Description
Sets a time limit for submitting bid protests. Makes the seventy-five-day limit for issuing a written decision on protests apply to any contract awarded by competitive sealed bid or competitive sealed proposal. Caps the protest bond amount. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)
- Introduced
- 2025-01-23
- Status date
- —
- Latest action
- 2026-04-02 — Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- YAMASHITAprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2026-04-02
Received notice of the discharge of all House Conferees (Hse. Com. No. 457).
receipt
2026-04-01
House Conferee(s) discharged.
2026-03-20
Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 409).
receipt
2026-03-20
Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
2025-12-08
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
carried-over
2025-04-16
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 810).
receipt
2025-04-16
Senate Conferees Appointed: McKelvey Chair; Kim, Rhoads Co-Chairs; Gabbard, Fevella.
2025-04-15
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732).
receipt
2025-04-14
House Conferees Appointed: Yamashita Chair; Takenouchi, Alcos.
2025-04-11
Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704).
receipt
2025-04-10
House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
amendment-failure
2025-04-08
Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 756) in amended form (SD 1).
2025-04-08
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
passage
2025-04-04
One Day Notice 04-08-25.
2025-04-04
Reported from WAM/JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1702) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2025-04-01
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Lee, C., Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-01
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-27
The committee(s) on WAM/JDC will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:00AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
2025-03-21
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM/JDC.
passage,reading-2,referral-committee
2025-03-21
Reported from GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1271) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM/JDC.
2025-03-18
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in GVO were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) McKelvey, Gabbard, Moriwaki, San Buenaventura; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-14
The committee(s) on GVO has scheduled a public hearing on 03-18-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.
2025-03-14
Re-Referred to GVO, WAM/JDC.
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Referred to GVO, WAM.
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Passed First Reading.
reading-1
2025-03-06
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 353).
introduction,receipt
2025-03-04
Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka voting no (3) and Representative(s) Kapela, Pierick, Ward excused (3). Transmitted to Senate.
passage
2025-02-28
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1; placed on the calendar for Third Reading with Representative(s) Shimizu voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia voting no (2) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4).
2025-02-28
Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 994) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2025-02-26
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Takenouchi, Grandinetti, Holt, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lamosao, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Templo, Alcos, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
committee-passage-favorable
2025-02-24
Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-26-25 10:50AM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2025-01-27
Referred to FIN, referral sheet 4
referral-committee
2025-01-23
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2025-01-22
Pending introduction.
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Votes
The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-02-26 · pass · 15-0
Member-level votes (17)
- Yamashita: yes
- Takenouchi: yes
- Grandinetti: yes
- Holt: yes
- Hussey: yes
- Keohokapu-Lee Loy: yes
- Kitagawa: yes
- Kusch: yes
- Lamosao: yes
- Lee: yes
- M: yes
- Miyake: yes
- Morikawa: yes
- Templo: yes
- Alcos: yes
- Reyes Oda: yes
- Ward: not voting
The committee(s) on GVO recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
2025-03-18 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- McKelvey: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Fevella: yes
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-01 · pass · 5-0
Member-level votes (5)
- Rhoads: yes
- Gabbard: yes
- Chang: yes
- San Buenaventura: yes
- Awa: yes
The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
2025-04-01 · pass · 12-0
Member-level votes (14)
- Dela Cruz: yes
- Moriwaki: yes
- Aquino: yes
- Elefante: yes
- Hashimoto: yes
- Inouye: yes
- Kanuha: yes
- Kidani: yes
- Kim: yes
- Lee: yes
- C: yes
- Wakai: yes
- Fevella: yes
- DeCoite: not voting
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading.
2025-04-08 · pass · 25-0
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